ptrjong From Netherlands, joined Mar 2005, 3766 posts, RR: 20 Posted (9 months 6 days ago) and read 4796 times:
Hello all,
On 2 September I will be in Belgrade for the local airshow, and I'm now making plans for the days after that.
Can anyone update me on the photography situation in Budapest (BUD)? I understand that terminal T1 is now closed, and that high fences have been built here recently. However, there still seem to be some decent spots.
Odd as it may seem, I would love to catch on of the Brasilias of BASe, as I don't have an EMB-120 in my collection. Are there any specific tips for photographing them?
Much of the airport seems walkable from metro stops, do you agree or would I better get a car?
Thanks,
Peter
The only difference between me and a madman is that I am not mad (Salvador Dali)
eggohoek From Hungary, joined Nov 2005, 53 posts, RR: 1 Reply 3, posted (9 months 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 4691 times:
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You need ladder because of high fence at point: 3, 5, 9, 10 (only for take-off shot with backgroud) and at point 6 - but only for taxi shot in the apron.
Point 6 for landing shot perfect without ladder, like the other points.
You can reach by foot easily points: 6, 7, 8, 9. This working if rwy direction is 13.
But in LHBP the main direction is 31, most of the arrival use rwy 31R.
From point 6 (bus stop) to point 4 is 2,6 km walking. At 31 direction is better a car.
Today EMB-120 in LHBP:
LHBP-LHPP at 6:47
LHPP-LHBP at 18:30
In daytime flying charters to Zakynthos and Bourgas.
ptrjong From Netherlands, joined Mar 2005, 3766 posts, RR: 20 Reply 5, posted (8 months 2 weeks 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 3930 times:
Well, I spent a few hours at the prime spot - 4, the hill - this afternoon. It's an awesome spotting point at exactly the right location - a shiny example for any airport. Well, not shiny - just a big heap of earth with a bench on top, but then that's just what we need. There are shady trees too, which is even better because it is rather hot in these parts right now.
Spots 1 and 4 ARE doable with public transport - the Volanbusz company runs a cheap and fast service from Kobanya-Kispest metro station to Vecses, Ullo and Monor. Get off/on at Telepi/Anna Utca for Spot 4 - it's maybe a 1.5 km walk. Walking haters note that the last couple of hundred metres need to be walked anyway. Also note that the path to the hill branches off to the right - straight ahead brings you to a little knoll that gives you barely enough elevation to shoot landing aircraft over the fence, and I mistook this for the hill at first.
Of course, a car gives more flexibility in getting around between spots, but I don't regret not renting one because the bad news is that regular traffic at BUD is of little interest to me - it's almost exclusively low cost and mainline European fare (although I saw a Tatarstan Tu-154 yesterday - and one of the Brasilias undergoing maintenance in a hangar). So I guess I'll spend tomorrow afternoon too in the beautiful city that is Budapest, and in a Turkish bath in particular.
Thanks for the help,
Peter
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